CVE-2004-0990
10.0CVSSCRITICAL
Description
Integer overflow in GD Graphics Library libgd 2.0.28 (libgd2), and possibly other versions, allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service and possibly execute arbitrary code via PNG image files with large image rows values that lead to a heap-based buffer overflow in the gdImageCreateFromPngCtx function, a different set of vulnerabilities than CVE-2004-0941.
CVSS Vector Breakdown
Exploitability
AV:NAccess VectorNetwork
AC:LAccess ComplexityLow
Au:NAuthenticationNone
Impact
C:CConfidentialityComplete
I:CIntegrityComplete
A:CAvailabilityComplete
Weaknesses
Affected Products
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Exploitability
Official Patch Available
References
http://www.ciac.org/ciac/bulletins/p-071.shtml
ciac.org
http://secunia.com/advisories/23783
secunia.com
http://www.osvdb.org/11190
osvdb.org
and 24 more references View all →
Timeline
Published
Oct 28, 2004
Last Updated
Apr 16, 2026
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